ginger

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The verdict

“ginger” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,586. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,586
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Ingwer: Pflanze (Zingiber officinale) aus der Familie der Ingwergewächse

Corpus desk

Index DE-ginger · ginger · German

ginger · rank #30,586 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,586
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gleitet

Nearest frequency peer: gleitet (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „ginger“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „ginger“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ginger vs Günter
50% similar
ginger vs Gitter
50% similar
ginger vs Gönner
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ginger
PropertyValue
Headwordginger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters6
Frequency rank#30,586
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ginger“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).gingerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gleitet“ (#30,587), „getrockneten“ (#30,584), „glätten“ (#30,588). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „ginger“ bei #30,586. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around ginger (IPA […]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,586 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for ginger, with forms such as "gginger", "gigner", and "ginegr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Günter", "Gitter", "Gönner", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is ginger, spelled G-I-N-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Ingwer: Pflanze (Zingiber officinale) aus der Familie der Ingwergewächse
  2. 2
    Ingwer: Rhizom der Ingwerpflanze, das als Küchengewürz und Arznei verwendet wird
  3. 3
    rothaariger Mensch, Rotschopf (Rothaariger, Rotkopf)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gginger
  • gigner
  • ginegr
  • gingerr
  • gingger
  • gingre
  • ginnger
  • gniger
  • ignger

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ginger - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

gginger1gigner2ginegr2gingerr1gingger1gingre2ginnger1gniger2
Edit distance from "ginger"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ginger"?
"ginger" is spelled G-I-N-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "ginger" mean?
As a noun, "ginger" means: der Ingwer: Pflanze (Zingiber officinale) aus der Familie der Ingwergewächse
What words are commonly confused with "ginger"?
"ginger" is commonly confused with "Günter", "Gitter", "Gönner". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ginger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ginger" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ginger" come from?
"ginger" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ginger", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gestik#30,583Herden#30,606Gauner#30,565Finder#30,554

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

glätten9 variantsGestell9 variantsGespann9 variantsgesellt9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list